Lots of time at home has allowed me to catch up on doing things I like and remember the person with interests and passions that I was before homework, tests, and busy schedules. Apart from discovering what I like to do again, I have also been able to watch shows or movies I wanted to watch for a while but never had the chance to. Among these was Parasite, a South Korean film winning Best Picture as well as 3 other awards at this year’s Oscars. The movie was discussed on social media for months on end through high praise or references that I wished I understood. To my luck, it was recently just put on Hulu, so I could finally take my chance to watch it without having to pay for it.
Parasite is an interesting story following the relationship between an upper and lower-class family tainted by discrimination and entitlement. After the Kim family is able to manipulate the wealthy Park family into hiring every person in their family, the story quickly becomes morbid and violent later on. The fun and comedic part of the movie comes at the beginning as you watch a chain reaction occur within the Kim family as they each claim a job as an English tutor, art therapist, chauffeur, and housekeeper working for the Park family. However, more dark and unsettling themes unveil themselves and what occurs becomes much more gruesome and horrible very quickly. There was a lot of recurring symbolism that highlighted the separation of wealth from poverty as well as the harsh nature of reality, and it was so interesting to think about once the movie was over. I don’t want to spoil too much because I really, really recommend watching this movie if you haven’t already. The message it brings is an important one many people don’t understand, and it may take a while to sink in; hopes for wealth and success are only as realistic and useful as the fantasies they create for those who are systematically unable to attain them.
I always love watching foreign movies, and I think you can learn a lot from taking in media from other cultures and stepping out of the all-American bubble most people force themselves in. I also never got bored throughout the entire movie, which is something that rarely happens because of my short attention span. Again, I highly encourage that everyone watches this movie, and it definitely earned every single Oscar it won.
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